I heard that lonesome whistle blow
I heard that lonesome whistle blow
I'm a number, not a name
I guess I was too young to know
I got in trouble, had to roam
All alone I bear the shame
I heard that lonesome whistle blow
I'll never see that gal of mine
I left my gal an' left my home
Locked me to a ball and chain
Till my body's just a shell
I went and broke my darling's heart
An' my hair turns whiter than snow
I'm in Georgia, doin' time
Just a kid, actin' smart
I heard that lonesome whistle blow
When that evenin' train goes by
They took me off the Georgia Main
All I do is sit an' cry
I heard that lonesome whistle blow
I'll be locked here in this cell